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| Missing Malaysia backpacker Gareth Huntley: Body found | Missing Malaysia backpacker Gareth Huntley: Body found |
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| A body has been found in the hunt for a missing British backpacker in Malaysia. | A body has been found in the hunt for a missing British backpacker in Malaysia. |
| Gareth Huntley, 34, from Cricklewood in north London, went missing while on a trek to a waterfall on Tuesday 27 May. | |
| A spokesperson for the Foreign Office said: "Malaysian police have confirmed that a body has been found on Tioman island in Malaysia." | A spokesperson for the Foreign Office said: "Malaysian police have confirmed that a body has been found on Tioman island in Malaysia." |
| More than 100 people had been involved in the search for Mr Huntley, but Malaysian authorities were initially criticised over the search effort. | |
| The UK government said it had been assured "all available search assets" were involved in the hunt, which includes police officers and rescue teams. | |
| Mr Huntley's mother Janet Southwell had earlier said she believed her son had been injured but was still alive. | |
| She arrived in Malaysia on Monday and said she wanted to join the search for her son. | |
| Mr Huntley had set off to visit a waterfall on the island, off the south-eastern coast of the country's mainland. | |
| He told friends he would be back at the charity project where he was volunteering by 14:00 the same day, but failed to return. |